Xun led Qing Ling into the hut where Mu Chen temporarily lived.

Yuxiu sat on the edge of the couch with her knees crossed, raised her eyes and saw her mother come in, a trace of embarrassment flashed on her face, stretched her legs and slowly slid down the bed, and saluted Qingling.

Mu Chen stood by the window, looking silently at the light rain outside through the propped up bamboo window.

Xun stepped forward and whispered: "The eldest emperor is here." ”

Mu Chen seemed to be in a daze, and only after a while did he turn around and confess to Xun: "You take Yu'er out." ”

Xun bowed down to receive the order, and then made a gesture of invitation to Yuxiu, "Master Xiu—"

"No need."

Qing Ling suddenly spoke up and interrupted him, "Yu'er also stays." ”

Xun turned his head to look at Mu Chen, and after receiving an affirmative signal, he glanced at Qing Ling with a slight hesitation, and bowed and retreated.

The remaining three people in the room were all unusually silent, and in the end, it was Qing Ling who took the lead in speaking.

"I came to tell Your Majesty that our family of three plans to leave the East Continent and cross the sea to the West. As for the Qingyun Sword, I will personally send it to Xianxia Pass to open the formation and ensure that the people of Lieyang will never be able to go south through Xianxia Pass. ”

She spoke in a casual and flat tone, but it was not at all a negotiating tone.

Mu Chen was still standing by the window, with the rain curtain ticking outside the window behind him. The hazy sky was reflected on the silhouette of his slender body, gilding a layer of dark and gloomy light.

His face and expression were hidden in the shadows, and he couldn't really see it. The standing posture, with the unique solemnity and respect of the people in the royal family, made his whole person look extremely cold and stagnant.

Looking at the past from Mu Chen's point of view, he could see every expression of Qing Ling very clearly.

Because she was "born in reverse", after she woke up in Xiaoyuechi, her appearance became more delicate than before.

The eyes are clear, the lips are moisturized, and the white skin is better than snow.

But such a beautiful face is always shrouded in a layer of alternating light and obscurity, as if at any time it will become crazy and desperate again for the hatred and grief hidden in the bottom of my heart......

However, at this moment, her face was reflected in the silver-gray light unique to the rainy day, and there was no longer the delicate beauty of the red-lipped snow-skinned girl in the past. The damage caused by refining the primordial god to the body and appearance was obvious.

But the little bit of brightness in her eyes, and a faint hint of joy at the corners of her eyebrows and lips, couldn't cover it.

She deliberately controlled her tone indifferently, but when she said the words "a family of three", the vivid brightness in her eyes could not be concealed for a moment, and then a small movement of her eyes lowered slightly, containing a strong joy and a little embarrassment, like when she was with him in the past, the lower head and the raised eyes.

Mu Chen's heart was empty. The cold and deep feeling was immersed in the blood and soul, but I couldn't tell what it was......

Yuxiu took the lead and looked at Qing Ling in disbelief, "Mother, what did you say?" Leaving the Eastern Continent? ”

He looked at Mu Chen, then turned back to look at his mother, "Why are we leaving Donglu?" ”

Qing Ling walked up to Yuxiu and stroked the top of his hair, "Your father has always longed for a life of freedom and freedom in the four seas. Now that he's back safely, let's go around the world together, okay? There are a lot of new and interesting things on the West Continent that you haven't seen before. ”

However, Yuxiu never paid much attention to new and interesting things, chewing on the resoluteness in her mother's tone, and people became more and more panicked.

He turned his head sideways to look at Mu Chen again, clenched his little hand in his sleeve, and said to Qing Ling, "I don't want to go to the Western Continent. He took a slight breath, "I don't want to leave Donglu and leave home." I don't understand, why...... Father...... As soon as Father returns, we have to leave. We can live in Soaring City, and when we have time, we can travel to various places in the Eastern Continent! There are many places in the Eastern Continent that I have never been to before. ”

Yuxiu is a very rational child, even though she is afraid and doubtful in her heart, she still knows how to analyze it reasonably. In fact, he had come to the conclusion early in the morning from the reactions of everyone around him that the handsome man in the fisherman's hut was indeed his father. However, just because of his father's rebirth, he had to give up the life he already had, the only home he knew in this life, which was really too difficult for him to understand.

Mu Chen stood in front of the rain window, and saw the request for help and expectation in Yuxiu's eyes when he looked at him.

The child was looking forward to him opening his mouth, expecting him to persuade Qingling to give up her plan to leave.

But how can Yuxiu know the various grievances and entanglements between him and Qingling, and the insurmountable deep estrangement?

Mu Chen even knew very well that Qing Ling insisted that his son stay in the house in order to avoid being alone with him.

If he still had a fluke in his heart in the past, thinking that as long as Yuxiu remained by his side, Qingling would not stay away no matter what, then when he saw the face of Baili Fuyao clearly through the fading light of the enchantment, the little faith left in his heart also completely fell apart.

He was silent for a long time with mixed emotions in his heart, and finally, after thinking about it, he opened his mouth:

"You...... Do you have to go? ”

After a pause, he controlled his tone, "If you are willing to continue to stay in the Eastern Continent, I can give you a fiefdom...... You don't have to be near Soaring City. If you are still not at ease, Chongwu Mountain is no longer subject to Chaoyan, for the sake of the child, you can ...... Think about it. ”

When the words came out, even I felt pathetic and pitiful.

Whispering and humbly begging, in front of her, it is not a shame. But he is looking at Yan Muchen, and now all he can rely on is a child's attachment to him......

Qing Ling finally looked at Mu Chen.

The others were in the shadows, and they couldn't see their faces clearly, but she knew that he could see herself.

Just like many years ago, on the night of the first meeting, the moonlight pear blossoms fell, she could see him, but he couldn't see her.

For some reason, Qing Ling never mentioned that night's encounter to anyone, including Mu Chen.

When she loves him, she is afraid of being looked down upon by him, and when she hates him, she is afraid that he will not understand that she hates him.

Qing Ling's tone was very resolute when he replied, "No need, we'll leave tomorrow." I'm here to tell you that even though my divine power has been greatly damaged now, if anyone dares to stop me, I will never give up even if I fight for my life. ”

She paused, caught a glimpse of Yuxiu's expression on the side, and felt guilty in her heart, she couldn't help but slow down her speech, and said in a low voice: "Xiao Qi returned safely, I have a lot of resentment in my heart, but it doesn't mean that I can treat those things in the past as if they never happened......

Deceive, calculate, hurt.

If it weren't for Mu Chen's obsession with her, many things wouldn't have happened!

So much pain, parting, nearly a hundred years of separation, confusion and despair.

To this day, she just wants to leave behind the past, and join hands with her loved ones to sail and travel the four seas, without any entanglements and hesitation.

Yu Xiu forcibly held back the tears in her eyes, and the moment Qing Ling stepped out of the door, they finally fell.

He quickly raised his arm, wiped away his tears with his sleeve, turned around and knelt down in front of Mu Chen, and said in a firm tone: "Please dissuade my mother from Your Majesty!" Yu'er doesn't want to leave Donglu! ”

No matter how calm and self-reliant he is, he is just a child after all. If the parents are determined to take him away, he has no room to refute it.

However, the grievances and unwillingness in my heart cannot be denied.

Mu Chen leaned over to help the child up and hugged him gently.

After a while, Youyou asked, "Why don't you want to leave?" Raising his hand and brushing Yuxiu's forehead, "Your father ...... He has friendships with several major businessmen in the Western Continent. If you go to the Western Continent, you will surely not have a bad life. ”

When Yuxiu heard this, the grievances in her chest seemed to be even stronger, she bit her mouth fiercely, shook her head and said, "I'm not greedy for wealth!" ”

He raised his head, "Your Majesty has taught me since I was a child not to indulge in pleasure and obsess over things. I also understand that the elegance and dignity in clothing, food, housing and transportation in the palace are just to precipitate the royal temperament and highlight the difference in status, not for luxury and vanity. Yu'er doesn't mind living an ordinary and simple life...... I just ......"

He suddenly choked, unable to continue for a while, stretched out two thin arms, and hugged Mu Chen violently.

The people who have been guarding them since they were babies remember the most familiar breaths and sounds. He longed for his affection, but he was also very worried about disappointing him.

"I understand, that man...... Baili Shizi is my father. Looking back now, the days when he kidnapped me were actually quite good to me......"

Yuxiu tried to keep her voice low and not let the crying escape, "But I just don't understand why he came back, I have to leave!" Suzaku Palace is my home, Your Majesty...... Your Majesty is my dearest person. Once upon a time, my mother herself said that even if I regarded His Majesty as my father in my heart...... And that's right!

From childhood to adulthood, whether it is Your Majesty or the master in the palace, I have always remembered my identity and responsibility, as a royal family of Chaoyan, I must protect the people of the Eastern Continent and defend the rivers and mountains of the Eastern Continent...... I have worked hard to learn my skills so that one day I can become a great hero who fights on the battlefield and repells foreign enemies, as His Majesty did in the past...... But if I have to abandon my homeland, then what will I be in the future......"

Mu Chen listened quietly to the child's conversation.

He understood his sadness, his worries. At such an age, being forced to leave the home and loved ones you know most is tantamount to the collapse of the whole world for children.

Mu Chen's cold fingers caressed Yuxiu, wanting to open his mouth to comfort, but he suddenly realized that at this time, he was actually as fragile and helpless as this child, and even more pitiful and pathetic.

Yuxiu's sadness comes from Qingling's refusal to let go of him, but her despair comes from her complete abandonment without any nostalgia.

The child can still turn to him for comfort, but what about himself? To whom can you pour out your heart and ask for comfort?

The emperor who overlooks all living beings should not have seven emotions and six desires.

For the rest of his life, no matter how much taste he has in his heart, he can only taste it alone.

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Qing Ling left the courtyard early in the morning, jumped on the boat moored in the small river outside the courtyard, and drilled around in the cabin to check and tidy up.

She discussed with Luo Yao last night, and took a boat through the Yansui River and sailed directly into the West Sea. They will go to the Western Continent first, and when the bodies of the two of them are almost recovered, they will take the Ice Blade Forest and go to Lieyang, and use the Qingyun Sword to open the formation of Xianxia Pass as they promised.

She lifted the oilcloth curtains of the cabin, examined the cracks on it, and looked at the neatly standing guards outside the courtyard of the village house, and secretly adjusted her breathing.

If she was completely sure that Mu Chen would not stop her, she could only deceive herself.

However, if she still has some trust in him, she can even calmly let her son stay with him last night, but Qing Ling doesn't want to think about it at all.

She lowered her eyes, lowered the curtains, and continued to pick up the contents of the cabin.

When Qing Ling was almost cleaned up and stood on the deck again, he suddenly found that there was an extra team of forbidden soldiers in the courtyard, and he looked solemn, and even stood outside the door with a knife.

Qing Ling immediately became nervous, ran to the front of the house in three steps and two steps, and asked Xun sharply, "What do you want to do?" ”

She knew in her heart that with her and Luo Yao's current physical condition, they were no match for the elite guards of the brigade at all. If Mu Chen is really ruthless, the result can only be the burning of jade.

He bowed, glanced at the door, and replied, "Your Majesty wants to talk to the prince." Seeing that Qingling's complexion changed suddenly, he hurriedly added: "Young Master Xiu is also inside." ”

Qing Ling's mood recovered slightly, and she knew that Mu Chen would bring Yuxiu into the house together, at least she would not do anything too out of the ordinary in front of the child.

She stood there and hesitated for a long time, a little indescribably bored.

Xun adjusted his standing posture slightly, and unconsciously stopped between Qingling and the door of the house.

Qing Ling did not back down, and froze in place with a cold and arrogant expression.

Xun humbly lowered his head and lowered his eyes, but the scene of many years ago when she was ordered to take Qingling to the Snow Mountain, and she persevered in asking about Mu Chen's whereabouts all day long......

The vicissitudes of life, things are people, and the only thing that hasn't changed is her stubbornness.